A Conversation with Michelle Pacynski, VP, Digital Innovation at Ulta Beauty

<p>Michelle Pacynski, VP, Digital Innovation at Ulta Beauty joins Brian and I for a discussion about Ulta’s #innovation culture.</p> <p>We talk about the two tech #startup acquisitions Ulta made in the last 3 years and how that helped fuel in innovation culture. GlamST  allows guests, using augmented reality to try on makeup virtually in mobile, web and in-store. QM Scientific is an #AI retail platform that continuously learns individual shopping habits and preferences by mining data from point of sale, loyalty systems, the web and partner IoT devices.</p> <p>We get into an interesting discussion about where the innovation team should sit and the type of person that should staff it.</p> <p>Contact info</p> <p>This Week In Innovation Podcast Hosts</p> <p>Jeff Roster</p> <p>https://twitter.com/JeffPR]</p> <p> </p> <p>Brian Sathianathan</p> <p>https://twitter.com/BrianVision</p> <p><a href='https://www.iterate.ai/'>https://www.iterate.ai</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Podcast Website</p> <p><a href='https://jeffroster.podbean.com/'>https://jeffroster.podbean.com</a></p> <p><a href='https://thisweekininnovation.com/'>https://thisweekininnovation.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Apple</p> <p><a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-innovation/id1562068014</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Spotify</p> <p>https://open.spotify.com/show/2QDqTUnt6jebdRHbRzSTJN</p> <p> </p> <p>Launchpadone</p> <p>https://www.launchpadone.com/episode/This-Week-In-Innovation</p> <p> </p> <p>#Startup #Retailers #innovation  #Founders, #VC’s  #IoT #retail,#futureofretail , #retailtrends ,#clubhouse, #unifiedcommerce,#data ,#computervision</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>